My entries and thoughts on discount real estate brokerage
Since this is one of the ways for the companies to build network of screened buyers across the country, the sellers are guaranteed to have professional advertisements. The protection and safety of the property is another one of its services. Since the companies have network of buyers, all their buyers are prescreened. This means that sellers are assured that they are protected and safe, even without an agent who will conduct the viewing, because only screened buyers are forwarded to their homes for viewing. Moreover, for the added protection of the sellers, all contact details of the sellers are treated with confidentiality and are not given to the buyers.